Drama 16 Stage Lighting

1. 3:30 AM, March 9th, 2013 Calkins Quad

2. The moonlight, helped by a single white spotlight, stretches out across the quad.

3. My friend and I decided to go for a walk late at night because we felt like being spontaneous. We wanted to go on an adventure. A journey. We found ourselves walking along south side campus, nothing out of the ordinary until we reached Calkins Quad. Finally, the moment we had been waiting for was right in front of us. Discovery. Although we both knew the effect was caused by a light frost and the moonlight, the quad looked as though a billion stars had fallen from the sky and landed on the ground. It was enchanting. We slowly walked step by step to the center of the abyss of stars. Looking around we saw millions of little prisms of light flickering like glitter. It was magical, as if we had walked into a fairy forest. Standing in the quad, in the early hours of the morning, we were filled with the joy and excitement one gets while on a journey. Although, we were no Harry Potter or Frodo Baggins, looking at the sight of our surroundings, you would have thought we were in an enchanted forest.

2) taken from http://tango-beat.blogspot.com/2011/04/being-great-in-your-dreams-tanguero.html

3) theme: hot

4) I just went through tech and dress rehearsals for Antony and Cleopatra and was influenced by the emotions running hot instead of an actual physical heat. I was thinking of what activities reflected hot emotions and thought of dance. This picture stood out to me specifically because it is a very romantically hot pose, but the warm light and red accents in the light add to the emotion. This picture would look more high tension and maybe more of a control picture if the color had been cooler. The warm color emphasizes the heat of the pose and tango which causes the viewer to see heat represented through the dance.

1) 3/13/13 at 10:25pm, watching dress rehearsal for Antony and Cleopatra

2) the warm lighting hitting Max Baudisch and Cassie DeMarco when Max has lost the war and attacks Cassie

3) this lighting emphasized the tension in that particular scene and alarmed me and made me worried for Cassie or Cleopatra’s safety. This light was representing Egypt and before in the play, the light simply showed the passion and heat of Egypt opposed to the cool Rome. However, I was surprised at how angry the light looked and how it emphasized Max’s anger when he attacked Cassie for betraying him. I was thrilled to feel this and after I felt the emotion, I thought that the light was perfect because it was able to be used in both love and high anger without much contrast being added.  I had forgotten until that moment that this warm light can emphasize any high emotional moment, not just romance.

1) 11:15am, March 9, 2013, Driving past Broadway Mall in Hicksville

2) As I was driving to the train station, I noticed a huge glare of light from the sun on top of the railroad tracks. The light was shining brightly which made part of the train station brighter and more noticeable.

3) When I was driving to the train station, the closer I got, the more noticeable the light was. When I saw the glare from the sun, I felt a feeling of confidence because I was heading to work. I did not feel tired and felt more aware and upbeat after seeing this light. I also noticed how the light shined on top of some cars and you could almost see for a split second, the ray of light shining from the sun to the cars.

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2) http://thelintonian.com/files/2011/08/Burning-Hot-Sun.jpg

3) Theme: Hot

4) This picture signifies hot to me because just looking at the photo makes you think of a desert or a warm locations where the sun is shining. The sun is bright yellow and the sky is an orange color. Also, there is a huge glare that makes you blink if you look in the middle of the sun. This picture signifies hot because the sun raises the temperature outside during the day. It looks like this is a picture of a desert sky and the sun is finally starting to set after a long, hot day. Also, the different colors of the sky, reminds me of the color of fire, an amber like tone. All of these things, sun, fire, heat have to do with this week’s theme.

2. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oM7duFBIdE4/TcTFt1sB55I/AAAAAAAAAbE/lhSAfzoajko/s1600/star9.jpg

3. Powerful

4. When looking at this photo I think of powerful. The fact the these stars are millions and billions of light years away yet they give off so much light enough to light up the entire sky is incredible. This particular photo shows the milky way. I think it just shows how powerful natures light can be, that with out any other light just the light from these stars it illuminates the entire sky and surroundings on earth.

1. 5pm 3/6/12 Playhouse stage

2. Going up on the genie to steam the drapes for 55 the lighting fixtures become closer and closer to my head, almost touching. The different colors of the light beams mix with the haze of the steam from the steamer.

3. As I take the genie up higher and higher on the stage I begin to go towards the lighting fixtures. Looking up to make sure that I don’t bump my head They become more potent and blinding to my eyes. Then i begin to steam the drapes but as I do the lighting from behind the drape I’m on and the lighting above my head mixes to create a beautiful haze like effect allowing so that for the time being my eyes do not get blinded. As I move more down the effect starts to diminish and the bright beams of strong light are back.

2) Larry Lightner

http://calvarychapelsilvercity.org/testimonies/mountain-top-valley/

3) Powerful

4) The feeling of being high on a mountain top is pure excitement and awe. I had the chance to climb Mt. Vesuvius in Naples a few years back. We drove up half the mountain to a stopping point. My uncle, his new wife, my dad, my sister, and I got out and started to walk up the winding gravel trail. It was steep and at times it was hard, but being with my family made the entire experience so great and fun. However, nothing could compare to the feeling of finally making it to the top. I walked closer to the edge and looked out over the sea and the horizon, across all of Naples. The sun was high in the sky and being so far up, being able to see so much of the world, it was an overpowering sensation. It was like I had conquered the world.

1) 3/7/13, 4:00 PM, Babysitting

2) OBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: I have turned off all the overhead lights in the room and only have a large flashlight on.

3) SUBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: I am going on adventures with the little boy I babysit. He is carrying the large flashlight as we explore the caves underneath the coffee table, the depths of the couch cushions, and the gap between the floor and the kitchen counter. Though the room is dark, the soft glow of the flashlight is oddly comforting as we explore the living room.